Coinbase reportedly stopped all Ethereum Classic ETC transactions following a potential so-called double spend attack The Hacker News reported The cryptocurrency exchange found repeated deep reorganizations of the digital currencys blockchain According to the outlet attackers reportedly took coins that had been spent from those that received them before moving them to new entities that they reportedly selected To keep its customers funds safe the company said in a blog post that it immediately paused interactions with the ETC blockchain On another note China Mobile s Internet of Things IoT unit has tied blockchain technology to a water purifier CoinDesk reported The purifier which has an IoT module and computing chip takes in data that could be beneficial to both suppliers and manufacturers Customers in turn will reportedly be given a digital token called PWMC that can be used toward replacement filters or other kinds of products China Mobile IoT Product Market Director Xiao Yi said according to the outlet Our goal is to also attract those who are not in the cryptocurrency or blockchain community who may have heard of this technology but not necessarily understand it In other news Engiven said it has rolled out a platform to help nonprofits learn how to take donations through digital currency Venture Beat reported The company seeks to fill a void in a market where nonprofits may lack the knowledge or technology to take in cryptocurrency donations Engiven Co-founder James Lawrence said in a statement as cited by the outlet As the industry grew it became apparent that most nonprofits did not have the clarity or resources to leverage this new asset class and we saw that as a greatly missed fundraising opportunity Some tobacco shops in France are beginning to sell bitcoin in addition to items like cigarettes lottery tickets and cigars Reuters reported Keplerk a FinTech group in the country helped six Paris-area tobacco stores offer the cryptocurrency for sale Keplerk Co-founder Adil Zakhar is looking to have 6 500 stores signed up when February rolls around Zakhar said according to Reuters Some people find it complicated to get bitcoins online They trust their local tobacco shop owner more than they would trust some remote anonymous website LATEST INSIGHTS Our data and analytics team has developed a number of creative methodologies and frameworks that measure and benchmark the innovation thats reshaping the payments and commerce ecosystem Check out the latest PYMNTS Digital Drive Report bitcoin bitcoin daily Blockchain Crypto Exchange cryptocurrency digital currency donations Ethereum IoT News nonprofit tobacco Whats Hot Build or buy or how about buy then build